WATAROA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1938, Page 2

WATAROA NOTES

' I Our Own Correspondent]. ‘ The annual school > icnic, which is j usually held on Boxing Day, but which was last year postponed on account of an outbreak of whooping ' cough in the district, was held on / the Saturday before the reopening of ‘ the school year. The usual series of races for the. youngsters were car--1 ried out, and fruit and sweets were ' distributed. This day, which is essentially the “kiddies’ day,” is well sup- ' ported by the local residents, who give liberall}' to the prize fund for the entertainment of the children. An extra thrill was added on this oc< casion by the fact that at the conclusion of the sports a parachute jump was given by Mr Hayward, a pupil of the late “Scottie” Fraser. The South Westland Medical As sociation held a full meeting of dele gates in the schoolroom, Wataroa, last week-end. Besides the represen tatives of the voluntary subscribers from Weheka, Harihari, and Wataroa, there were also present members of the Public Works Department from the construction works at Weheka, Saltwater, and Bruce Bay The Association, in its fullest sense is now entering its second year, and as a result of this meeting several matters of considerable importance to the well-being of the Association and to its future successful functioning were satisfactorily finalised. These have not been disposed of in any easy manner, and it is only as the result of much spade work by the execu tive members of the Association and considerable negotiation between the Public Works Department and the officers concerned that they are now satisfactorily settled on a firm, and, it is hoped, permanent footing. The medical services throughout the dis- : tfict are now on a sound'basis, and the executive of the Association with the co-operation of all their members look forward confidently to the future. - This season seems to have been a singularly propitious one for the sheep farmer, especially in the pro- ■ duction of lambs, and some very fine , lots have gone forward from the district and many more are at pre sent being drafted. One local farm- ] er sent forward a splendid consignment of six trucks, and his returns were singularly gratifying in the mat ter of weight, the average being par- ; ticularly high. One especially fine i specimen is reported to have turned i the scales at sixty-three pounds.